Antiquity P-90 Goodness!!!!

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Captain Tightpants

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Well, as usual with me, this story is a little convoluted. Short version, I finally got tired of the mini-humbucker in the bridge of my '77 Deluxe. Picked up a Dimarzio P-90 and gave it a try. Blech, muddy inarticulate, WAY too boomy. Changing magnets didn't help one bit. Took it back out after 2 hours of tweaking pole and pickup heights. Started to think the pickup change was a bad idea, but decided to give a cheapie Mighty-Mite P-90 a try. WAY better than the Dimarzio, but still a little too dark, but usable with the pickup really low and the poles raised close to the stings. Good enough to be satisfied with a neck P-90.

Then I heard John Wymore is going out of business and was having a closeout sale. We got an unexpected $600 bonus at work, so I decided to jump on a Duncan Antiquity neck P-90. WOW. I am in love!! PERFECT match for the Shed PAF Daddy in the bridge. Warm, punchy, articulate, very responsive to pick attack. Everything a good vintage P-90 should be. Now I'm spoiled, tho. Seymour Duncan is the man!!!

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Very cool packaging...
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Out with the Mighty Mite. You can see what color this fiddle started out as...
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Not 2 minutes after soldering it in and re-tuning. No adjustments whatsoever, EXACTLY what I was hoping for PICKGUARD OFF!!!!:laugh2::laugh2:
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Few outdoor shots. Sorry, I'm a lousy photgrapher!!
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Re: Antiquity P-90 Goodness!!!!

Very sexay! P90s in the neck position for the win. I decided on a Lollar in the neck position of my tele but was very close to getting an antiquity. After extensive research I came to the conclusion that they are both excellent pickups of a similar quality.

I'm more than happy with the Lollar but I can't help but think about what could have been...
 
Re: Antiquity P-90 Goodness!!!!

Thanks, guys!!

I hear yo on the Lollars, I was kind of saving to get a Lollar low-wind for the neck, but I couldn't pass up the Wymore sale. I'm quite pleased!!!
 
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